Friday June 9, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 9, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  24  2.70   56   5  14   506   441  184  152   32  192  224
New York        32  22  3.07   54  10  14   483   444  186  165   35  150  229
Detroit         30  23  3.35   53  16  10   478   437  199  178   46  173  242
Texas           28  25  3.43   53  16  11   480   453  206  183   39  157  242
Boston          37  19  3.59   56  16  13   501   540  221  200   51  152  195
Kansas City     27  25  3.70   52  15  14   460   435  219  189   41  165  179
California      28  27  3.71   55  13  12   491   466  227  202   39  201  309
Chicago         24  29  3.91   53  10  11   460   445  221  200   38  192  228
Baltimore       30  25  3.95   55  19  10   486   459  245  213   39  204  272
Minnesota       21  33  4.09   54   9  10   489   500  254  222   39  184  248
Cleveland       24  28  4.15   52  14  11   455   444  225  210   41  175  241
Milwaukee       27  26  4.23   53  19   7   463   503  239  218   42  140  208
Seattle         19  39  4.41   58   7   9   521   541  288  255   49  214  227
Toronto         19  33  4.89   52  12   7   458   468  264  249   57  223  211

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry (NY)        9   0  1.72  12  12   4   0   0   94   74   21   18    2   28   75
Matt Keough (OAK)      4   4  2.05  12  12   1   0   0   75   56   24   17    2   32   45
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   4  2.12  13  13   5   0   4   93   76   27   22    4   31   45
Rick Langford (OAK)    1   2  2.44  15   6   0   0   0   63   53   20   17    4   24   23
Paul Splittorff (KC)   7   5  2.53  14  14   6   0   1  110   91   36   31    8   22   25
Frank Tanana (CAL)     9   3  2.56  13  13   5   0   2  102   96   36   29    9   21   57
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   3  2.57  12  12   3   0   2   74   58   23   21    6   30   29
Jon Matlack (TEX)      5   6  2.72  12  12   5   0   0   93   97   37   28    5   24   52
Luis Tiant (BOS)       5   0  2.78   9   8   3   0   1   55   49   18   17    4   19   29
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   3  2.79  12   8   5   0   0   81   71   27   25    5   10   47

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             7   4  2.12  13  13   5   0   4   93   76   27   22    4   31   45
Mike Flanagan          8   4  2.99  14  14   8   0   1  102   80   35   34    5   37   70
Don Stanhouse          1   4  3.29  21   0   0   9   0   27   17   12   10    0   24   14
Scott McGregor         6   3  3.75   9   8   4   0   1   60   53   26   25    5   10   28
Nelson Briles          1   4  4.03   8   6   1   0   0   38   39   20   17    3   14   23
Dennis Martinez        5   3  5.01  15  14   1   0   0   92  103   58   51    7   38   44
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  5.87   8   0   0   0   0   23   25   21   15    6   19    8
Tippy Martinez         1   1  6.07  21   0   0   1   0   30   39   21   20    4   18   25
John Flinn             1   1  7.88   8   0   0   0   0    8   10    8    7    2    6    5
Tim Stoddard           0   1  8.76   7   0   0   0   0   12   17   17   12    3    7   10

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    0    0    0    0
Dick Drago             2   1  1.66  13   0   0   6   0   22   17    4    4    2    4    9
Luis Tiant             5   0  2.78   9   8   3   0   1   55   49   18   17    4   19   29
Bob Stanley            4   1  2.80  18   0   0   3   0   45   48   14   14    1   12   12
Bill Lee               7   3  2.98  12  12   5   0   1   88   89   37   29   10   25   22
Jim Wright             2   0  3.25   7   3   1   0   1   36   37   14   13    2    8   20
Dennis Eckersley       5   2  3.61  12  12   3   0   1   90   99   39   36   14   24   36
Mike Torrez            8   2  4.05  12  12   3   0   1   87  100   43   39    8   31   38
Allen Ripley           1   4  4.97   9   9   1   0   0   51   60   31   28    7   15   14
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  5.40  17   0   0   3   0   17   20   10   10    2    9    8
Bill Campbell          2   4  7.71   9   0   0   1   0   12   20   10   10    1    5    7

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.25  13   0   0   0   0   32   32    9    8    1   14   10
Frank Tanana           9   3  2.56  13  13   5   0   2  102   96   36   29    9   21   57
Dave LaRoche           4   2  3.16  21   0   0   7   0   31   25   15   11    3   20   19
Tom Griffin            0   2  3.50   9   2   0   0   0   18   18   10    7    1   14    4
Paul Hartzell          1   4  3.76  25   0   0   5   0   41   41   18   17    4    6   23
Chris Knapp            6   4  3.81  12  12   2   0   0   76   74   34   32    7   24   42
Nolan Ryan             3   6  4.14  12  12   5   0   2   91   65   44   42    6   60  105
Don Aase               2   3  4.55  10  10   0   0   0   55   67   30   28    5   25   30
Ken Brett              2   3  5.68  11   6   1   0   1   44   48   31   28    3   17   19

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.75   8   0   0   1   0   12    5    1    1    1    3    7
Jim Willoughby         0   4  3.06  24   0   0   5   0   35   28   13   12    1    6   15
Steve Stone            5   3  3.38  11  11   2   0   1   77   68   33   29    3   33   45
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Francisco Barrios      4   5  3.81  13  12   4   0   2   76   67   33   32    7   26   27
Wilbur Wood            6   5  4.04  14  14   3   0   0   91  101   46   41   10   37   38
Ron Schueler           1   1  4.28  10   1   0   0   0   27   25   13   13    4   10   15
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  4.34  16   0   0   4   0   29   28   15   14    3   13   18
Pablo Torrealba        2   4  4.54  15   3   1   1   1   40   46   27   20    3   30   16
Ken Kravec             4   4  5.03   9   9   0   0   0   54   51   31   30    6   27   38

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              2   1  2.10   6   1   0   1   0   26   15    7    6    1   11   12
David Clyde            4   0  2.58   8   5   2   0   0   45   44   16   13    2   14   30
Rick Waits             3   6  3.03  12  11   6   0   1   77   67   31   26    4   24   43
Rick Wise              3   9  3.69  12  12   6   0   0   85   79   36   35    8   23   39
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Jim Kern               5   1  4.38  17   0   0   4   0   25   23   12   12    2   14   26
Mike Paxton            2   3  4.69  11   6   0   1   0   48   47   26   25    5   19   23
Don Hood               3   3  4.97  11  11   0   0   0   67   73   38   37    7   34   28
Dennis Kinney          0   2  5.08  17   0   0   5   0   34   33   21   19    3   13   18
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    7    2    4    2
Wayne Garland          2   3  7.89   6   6   0   0   0   30   43   27   26    6   16   13

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Taylor           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Rozema            2   2  2.39   7   7   2   0   1   49   38   13   13    4   14   18
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
John Hiller            4   3  2.47  20   0   0   7   0   44   31   15   12    4   13   39
Steve Baker            1   0  2.60   3   3   0   0   0   17   14    6    5    3   11   15
Jim Crawford           1   2  2.61  12   0   0   0   0   21   19   10    6    2    9   12
Steve Foucault         1   4  3.05  12   0   0   3   0   21   29   12    7    1    6    9
Bob Sykes              3   3  3.30   6   6   3   0   2   44   43   16   16    7   15   27
Jack Billingham        5   3  3.46  11  11   2   0   0   75   69   32   29    6   28   21
Milt Wilcox            4   3  3.48  10   8   5   0   2   67   58   28   26    5   23   48
Jack Morris            1   1  4.02   8   3   0   0   0   31   22   14   14    3   13   10
Jim Slaton             6   2  4.39  12  12   2   0   0   82   89   43   40    9   36   32
Fernando Arroyo        0   0  8.31   2   0   0   0   0    4    8    4    4    1    0    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            1   1  1.48  21   0   0   7   0   24   12    4    4    1   10   20
Steve Mingori          1   0  2.25  16   0   0   4   0   20   17    7    5    0    5   11
Paul Splittorff        7   5  2.53  14  14   6   0   1  110   91   36   31    8   22   25
Rich Gale              5   1  3.38   8   8   2   0   0   53   48   22   20    1   33   17
Larry Gura             3   1  3.56  11   4   0   0   0   43   36   20   17    4   16   13
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.60  10   0   0   2   0   15   19    6    6    4    2    8
Dennis Leonard         4   9  4.25  13  13   6   0   1   91   92   52   43   15   26   43
Jim Colborn            1   2  4.76   8   3   0   0   0   28   31   18   15    4   12    8
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.05   6   6   1   0   0   36   47   25   20    1   14   16
Doug Bird              3   2  5.14  18   0   0   1   0   28   28   17   16    2   15   17
Steve Busby            1   0 10.13   4   4   0   0   0   11   14   12   12    1   10    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            1   0  0.00   9   0   0   2   0   12    7    0    0    0    1    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   3  2.84  14   0   0   1   0   25   31   10    8    1    5   13
Mike Caldwell          6   3  3.21  14  11   6   1   1   98   90   36   35    4   26   44
Lary Sorensen          7   4  3.44  13  13   7   0   0  105  100   44   40    6   28   37
Andy Replogle          3   1  4.30  10   6   1   0   0   46   59   24   22    9   19   15
Bob McClure            0   2  4.56  17   0   0   3   0   26   30   14   13    3    7   23
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Randy Stein            1   1  5.93   9   1   0   0   0   27   28   21   18    2   12   15
Bill Travers           2   2  5.96   5   5   0   0   0   26   33   20   17    4   10    8
Jerry Augustine        5   8  6.11  14  13   3   0   1   74  101   54   50    8   26   23

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          1   3  2.75  12   0   0   7   0   20   11    6    6    1    9   19
Geoff Zahn             5   4  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   85   76   37   27    5   27   37
Dave Goltz             2   4  3.04   7   7   2   0   0   53   51   19   18    3   21   29
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.64  14   0   0   0   0   30   29   13   12    4   12   17
Gary Serum             3   2  3.91  13   6   1   0   0   53   54   25   23    5   10   24
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.92  16   0   0   0   0   39   36   17   17    4   25   27
Roger Erickson         6   4  4.70  14  14   2   0   0   90   97   54   47    5   34   40
Paul Thormodsgard      1   6  5.05  12  12   1   0   0   66   81   40   37    7   17   23
Tom Johnson            1   4  5.17  16   0   0   3   0   31   40   20   18    2   14   21
Pete Redfern           0   2  6.52   3   2   0   0   0   10   10   12    7    2    6    4
Dave Johnson           0   2  7.50   6   1   0   0   0   12   15   11   10    1    9    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           3   5  1.60  21   0   0   8   0   45   26   12    8    6   13   37
Ron Guidry             9   0  1.72  12  12   4   0   0   94   74   21   18    2   28   75
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.49   6   0   0   0   0   22   18    6    6    2    2   10
Ken Clay               1   2  2.81  11   2   0   0   0   26   25    9    8    0    6   11
Jim Beattie            2   1  3.12   8   7   0   0   0   40   40   16   14    3   24   13
Ed Figueroa            6   4  3.17  12  12   4   0   0   94   95   39   33    7   21   33
Andy Messersmith       0   1  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    5    4    3    4    5
Dick Tidrow            3   4  3.92  10  10   2   0   0   67   66   31   29    2   20   18
Sparky Lyle            3   1  4.07  20   0   0   6   0   42   46   21   19    2   13   10
Ken Holtzman           1   0  4.08   5   3   0   0   0   18   21    8    8    2    9    3
Catfish Hunter         2   3  5.47   5   5   0   0   0   26   23   16   16    5    9   14
Don Gullett            0   0 54.00   1   1   0   0   0    0    3    2    2    1    1    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Coleman            3   0  1.37  10   0   0   0   0   20   12    3    3    1    5    4
Matt Keough            4   4  2.05  12  12   1   0   0   75   56   24   17    2   32   45
Bob Lacey              5   2  2.16  30   0   0   3   0   42   33   13   10    2   16   19
Rick Langford          1   2  2.44  15   6   0   0   0   63   53   20   17    4   24   23
Steve Renko            1   1  2.45   6   4   0   0   0   29   32    9    8    0   11    9
John Henry Johnson     4   3  2.57  12  12   3   0   2   74   58   23   21    6   30   29
Elias Sosa             4   2  2.70  28   0   0   9   0   43   42   15   13    4   16   24
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  3.31  22   0   0   2   0   49   48   20   18    4   18   19
Pete Broberg           6   5  3.58  12  12   1   0   0   70   70   38   28    6   18   38
Alan Wirth             2   4  3.67  10  10   0   0   0   42   37   19   17    3   22   14

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom House              4   4  3.36  13   7   3   0   0   62   66   28   23    3   10   18
Steve Burke            0   1  3.49  18   0   0   0   0   49   46   22   19    2   24   16
Paul Mitchell          2   6  3.50  11  11   2   0   1   64   67   30   25    7   25   30
Rick Honeycutt         2   4  3.56   9   8   1   0   0   48   44   23   19    3   22   14
Enrique Romo           3   1  3.59  21   0   0   5   0   43   32   17   17    2   20   22
Shane Rawley           3   5  3.72  24   1   0   3   0   48   49   25   20    2   21   35
Jim Todd               0   3  4.42  16   2   0   1   0   39   33   22   19    2   22   15
Mike Parrott           0   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    2    1    3
Byron McLaughlin       0   2  5.40   7   6   0   0   0   33   32   22   20    6   18   30
Dick Pole              4   6  5.75  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   46   43   10   23   29
Glenn Abbott           1   4  6.04   7   7   0   0   0   28   40   20   19    6   10   10
John Montague          0   1  6.23   8   0   0   0   0   22   29   16   15    1   14    5
Jim Colborn            0   2 13.50   2   2   0   0   0    7   10   11   10    3    4    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            2   1  1.17   8   0   0   1   0   15   16    2    2    0    5    8
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  1.90  16   0   0   6   0   24   17    7    5    1    6   15
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.53   7   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    2    5    7
Jon Matlack            5   6  2.72  12  12   5   0   0   93   97   37   28    5   24   52
Fergie Jenkins         6   3  2.79  12   8   5   0   0   81   71   27   25    5   10   47
Dock Ellis             4   2  3.66  10  10   2   0   0   64   49   29   26    6   23   16
Doyle Alexander        5   3  3.76  11  11   3   0   1   77   75   34   32    9   33   36
Len Barker             1   2  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    5    2    8    7
Roger Moret            0   0  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    7    9    3    3    1    2    3
Doc Medich             1   2  4.78   9   4   0   1   0   43   40   24   23    1   21   19
Jim Umbarger           2   5  5.17  12   8   1   0   0   54   61   33   31    7   20   32

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           1   0  2.40   5   0   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    0    4    8
Tom Murphy             2   2  3.00  19   0   0   4   0   33   25   11   11    3   12   13
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Tom Underwood          2   6  3.88  11  11   3   0   1   67   66   33   29    8   33   50
Jim Clancy             4   4  3.93  11  10   2   0   0   73   72   35   32    6   39   36
Jesse Jefferson        4   6  3.99  11  10   5   0   1   77   64   36   34   10   35   23
Balor Moore            2   0  4.80  15   0   0   0   0   30   35   17   16    4   16   14
Joe Coleman            0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    4    1    5    3
Mike Willis            1   2  5.83  18   0   0   3   0   29   30   20   19    4   14   16
Jerry Garvin           2   4  6.51  10  10   1   0   0   57   75   42   41    9   22   25
Dave Lemanczyk         1   9  8.52  11  11   1   0   0   56   68   54   53   11   32   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Guidry (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  M. Torrez (BOS)           8
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  P. Broberg (OAK)          6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        9
  D. Leonard (KC)           9
  R. Wise (CLE)             9
  J. Augustine (MIL)        8
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  J. Matlack (TEX)          6
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         6
  D. Pole (SEA)             6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     6

Complete Games:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  D. Leonard (KC)           6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  R. Waits (CLE)            6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  B. Lee (BOS)              5

Saves:

  E. Sosa (OAK)             9
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        9
  R. Gossage (NY)           8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7
  M. Marshall (MIN)         7
  R. Cleveland (TEX)        6
  D. Drago (BOS)            6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  F. Barrios (CHI)          2
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  B. Sykes (DET)            2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  M. Wilcox (DET)           2
  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  K. Brett (CAL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Splittorff (KC)    110.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)     104.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)     102.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       102.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      98.0
  R. Guidry (NY)         94.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       93.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        93.1
  J. Matlack (TEX)       92.2
  D. Martinez (BAL)      91.2

Hits:

  D. Martinez (BAL)       103
  J. Augustine (MIL)      101
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       100
  M. Torrez (BOS)         100
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       99
  R. Erickson (MIN)        97
  J. Matlack (TEX)         97
  F. Tanana (CAL)          96
  E. Figueroa (NY)         95

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        58
  J. Augustine (MIL)       54
  R. Erickson (MIN)        54
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       54
  D. Leonard (KC)          52
  D. Pole (SEA)            46
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  N. Ryan (CAL)            44
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        44
  J. Slaton (DET)          43

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          15
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       14
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       11
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  D. Pole (SEA)            10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  D. Alexander (TEX)        9
  J. Garvin (TOR)           9
  A. Replogle (MIL)         9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            60
  J. Clancy (TOR)          39
  D. Martinez (BAL)        38
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        37
  W. Wood (CHI)            37
  J. Slaton (DET)          36
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       35
  R. Erickson (MIN)        34
  D. Hood (CLE)            34
  D. Alexander (TEX)       33

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           105
  R. Guidry (NY)           75
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        70
  F. Tanana (CAL)          57
  J. Matlack (TEX)         52
  T. Underwood (TOR)       50
  M. Wilcox (DET)          48
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         47
  M. Keough (OAK)          45
  J. Palmer (BAL)          45

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